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Bloodhound SSC Land Speed Record-Breaking Car Unveiled – Video

If you haven’t heard of the London event going on this weekend, then you’re probably too late to get a ticket. But worry not, we’re sure there will be more similar gatherings before the Bloodhound SSC crew is pulling their land speed record breaking attempt.
Bloodhound SSC 1 photo
Photo: ODN
As a matter of fact, a date was already set. They will try to break the land speed record set by wing commander Andy Green with the Trust SSC in 1997 on October 15th next year. The aim at first will be to do 800 mph (1,287 km/h), but things will go coo-coo two years from now when they’ll push the record above 1,000 mph (1,610 km/h).

Now that is what you call burning rubber. In fact, if we are to be entirely accurate, is not quite rubber their using, considering we’re talking about a contraption with three sources of power that combines both the aeronautic and the automotive worlds. As we previously reported the Bloodhound SSC Land Speed Record Breaking Car was brought to the public for the first time today.

Well, at least about 95% of the finished article was there, considering it has yet to take delivery of its rocket system. According to the BBC, to reach 1,000 mph, the vehicle will need to produce about 21 tons of thrust (210 kN). Such power comes from a Rolls-Royce Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine, working in tandem with a hybrid rocket from Nammo of Norway. To this, a third power unit is added in the form of a supercharged Jaguar V8.

Just so you get a proper image of the scale we’re talking about, put it this way the tail fin alone measures eight by six feet. It’s 14 meters long (46 feet) and comes with the latest technologies on the market.

Over 200 sponsor companies are supporting this project, with a team of great engineers and researchers from 12 leading universities working together to make it happen. As expected, such a plan won’t come cheap. According to the source, to date, the team has probably raised around £40 million ($60 million), and it appears they need another £17 million ($25.9 million) to get through next year.

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